AMS Receives James Patterson Grant
Nov. 17, 2016-- Arlington Middle School received a grant today from bestselling author James Patterson to support its school library. In addition, Scholastic Reading Club will match each dollar of Patterson’s donation with “bonus points” that teachers can use to acquire books and other materials for their classrooms. Arlington Middle School was selected amongst thousands of applications for funding grants. To learn more, listen to Patterson’s exclusive interview about the critical need for school libraries on the “Scholastic Reads” podcast: oomscholasticblog.com/podcast/james-patterson-loves-libraries
James Patterson and Scholastic Reading Club announced in March 2016 that Patterson would donate $1.75 million to save school libraries nationwide in the second installment of his School Library Campaign. As part of an ongoing effort to keep books and reading a number one priority in the United States, selected school libraries will be receiving grants ranging from $1,000 to $10,000. Since the grant program’s launch in 2015, Patterson has donated $3.5 million to school libraries nationwide, with all funds are being personally donated by Patterson.
Mrs. Haggard applied for the grant to add eBooks to our library, to replace some heavily used titles that were literally falling apart, and to add new fiction, graphic and sports titles to the library. The eBooks, 120 in all, were added the first week of January. Four boxes of books arrived on January 25 and are being processed. Click the button below to see a video made by our students.